Scope and Content Note

The Donald G. Jefferys Collection consists of materials assembled by
Jefferys documenting his student experience at Oregon State College (OSC),
his family's turkey farm near Albany, Oregon; and his interest in national
and worldwide news events.

Materials from his OSC student years include programs for band concerts
and other music events during 1938-1940. A copy of the April 2, 1938 issue
of the
Orange Baton and the May 5, 1939
Oregon State Barometer are included. The
Orange Baton was published annually on the
occassion of the Annual High School Band Contest to summarize the work of
the Oregon State Band for the preceding year and provide news about
graduates. A news clipping and a program documenting Edward Goman's
(Jefferys' cousin) participation in the OSC band in 1942 are also
included.

The bulk of the collection consists of accounting ledgers, tax records,
correspondence and other business documents for Jefferys' family turkey
farm, J.M.J. Turkey Farms. These date from the mid-1930s until 1950. Of
special note is a handwritten journal of farming activities and notable
weather events for 1942-1945.

The collection also includes issues of several newspapers with notable
headlines including the death of Will Rogers in a plane crash, the
Hindenburg disaster, World War II battles
and developments, and the 1969 moon landing. The newspapers include the
Albany Democrat Herald,
Oregonian, and News
of the World (London). Copies of 1933 issues of
Current Events withe completed quizzes and
crossword puzzles were probably acquired by Jefferys during his school
years in Albany, Oregon.

The collection also includes a portrait photograph of Ronald Badger as
a young teen.

An addition to the Jefferys Collection (accession 2012:034) contains materials that
document Jefferys' student experience at Oregon State College and the operation of
the family turkey farm in Albany. Among the items reflecting the business and other
general financial transactions include an account ledger, check stubs, patches, receipts,
and World War II ration stamps. Most of the items related to Jefferys' student years
pertain to his involvement in the ROTC Band (2 jacket patches, event programs, concert
ticket stub) but also include a research paper written during middle school. Certificates
awarded to Jefferys' wife, Meridee Brown, for her volunteer service to 4-H in Benton
County are also part of this accession. Technical manuals for IBM punch card data
entry equipment were also found in this transfer. Donald used these manuals in his
work for the Southern Pacific Railroad.